Hebrew Alphabet – אלפבית עברי

א

Name: Alef, Sound: silent (carries a vowel), Example: av (father)

ב

Name: Bet, Sound: /b/, or /v/ without a dagesh (Vet), Example: bayit (house)

ג

Name: Gimel, Sound: /g/, Example: gadol (big)

ד

Name: Dalet, Sound: /d/, Example: delet (door)

ה

Name: He, Sound: /h/, Example: har (mountain)

ו

Name: Vav, Sound: /v/ (also used for the vowels o and u), Example: vered (rose)

ז

Name: Zayin, Sound: /z/, Example: zaken (old)

ח

Name: Het, Sound: /kh/ (guttural, as in Scottish loch), Example: kham (hot)

ט

Name: Tet, Sound: /t/, Example: tov (good)

י

Name: Yud, Sound: /y/, Example: yom (day)

כ

Name: Kaf, Sound: /k/, or /kh/ without a dagesh (Khaf), Example: kise (chair)

ך

Name: Final Khaf, Sound: /kh/, Example: derekh (road)

ל

Name: Lamed, Sound: /l/, Example: lev (heart)

מ

Name: Mem, Sound: /m/, Example: mits (juice)

ם

Name: Final Mem, Sound: /m/, Example: shem (name)

נ

Name: Nun, Sound: /n/, Example: neshama (soul)

ן

Name: Final Nun, Sound: /n/, Example: ayin (eye)

ס

Name: Samekh, Sound: /s/, Example: sus (horse)

ע

Name: Ayin, Sound: silent in modern Israeli speech (carries a vowel), Example: ir (city)

פ

Name: Pe, Sound: /p/, or /f/ without a dagesh (Fe), Example: pe (mouth)

ף

Name: Final Fe, Sound: /f/, Example: daf (page)

צ

Name: Tsadi, Sound: /ts/, Example: tsfardea (frog)

ץ

Name: Final Tsadi, Sound: /ts/, Example: rats (runs)

ק

Name: Kuf, Sound: /k/, Example: kol (voice)

ר

Name: Resh, Sound: /r/, Example: rosh (head)

ש

Name: Shin, Sound: /sh/, or /s/ as Sin, Example: shalom (hello, peace)

ת

Name: Tav, Sound: /t/, Example: te (tea)

בּ

Bet with dagesh, Sound: /b/, Example: ben (son)

כּ

Kaf with dagesh, Sound: /k/, Example: kol (all, every)

פּ

Pe with dagesh, Sound: /p/, Example: paam (once, one time)

אַ

Patach (vowel mark), Sound: /a/ as in father

אָ

Kamatz (vowel mark), Sound: /a/ as in father (same as Patach in modern Hebrew)

אֵ

Tsere (vowel mark), Sound: /e/ as in bed

אֶ

Segol (vowel mark), Sound: /e/ as in bed (same as Tsere in modern Hebrew)

אִ

Hirik (vowel mark), Sound: /i/ as in ski

אֹ

Holam (vowel mark), Sound: /o/ as in more

אֻ

Kubutz (vowel mark), Sound: /u/ as in rule